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Main Department - 319-335-8501
Program areas
ADMINISTRATION
Haley Sinn, PhD, CBSP(ABSA)
Title/Position
Director
Select Agent Alternate Responsible Official
Email
Phone
Nyree Mortensen, PhD, RBP(ABSA)
Title/Position
Interim Assistant Director
Biosafety Officer
Select Agent Responsible Official
Phone
Andrea Domsic
Title/Position
Administrative Services Manager
Email
Phone
BIOLOGICAL SAFETY PROGRAM
Nyree Mortensen, PhD, RBP(ABSA)
Title/Position
Interim Assistant Director
Biosafety Officer
Select Agent Responsible Official
Phone
Biological Safety Program Management •
Potential exposure to biological agents •
Institutional Contact for Dual Use Research •
Stem Cells
Thomas James, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Biosafety Officer
Select Agent Alternate Responsible Official
Email
Phone
Biosafety Cabinet Program •
CDC/USDA Permits •
Shipping Infectious Substances •
New PI Orientation •
Bloodborne Pathogens
Julie Jacobs, MS
Title/Position
Interim Biosafety Specialist
Email
Phone
rDNA (Recombinant DNA Program)
Gretchen Cleve
Title/Position
Biosafety Coordinator
Email
Phone
Protocol Congruency Review •
Biosafety Cabinet Program
CHEMICAL SAFETY PROGRAM
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Rick Byrum
Title/Position
Chemical Hygiene Officer
Email
Phone
Chemical Safety Program Management •
Chemical Spill Advice •
COI/DHS Chemical Inventory •
Controlled Substance in Research •
Emergency Preparedness •
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Labs
Evgenia Borisenko
Title/Position
Chemical Safety Specialist
Phone
Chemicals of Interest Reporting •
Respirator Fit Testing •
Lab Close-Out
Rachelle Justice, MS
Title/Position
Safety Compliance Specialist
Phone
Chemical Inventory •
Fume Hoods •
New PI Orientation
Elliot Kelley
Title/Position
Chemical Safety Coordinator
Email
Phone
Chemical Inventory •
Fume Hoods •
Safety Data Sheets
John Silka
Title/Position
Chemical Safety Specialist
Email
Phone
Emergency Response - Right to Know •
FM Chemical Inventory •
Tier II
LABORATORY SAFETY ADVISOR TEAM (SAT)
- SAT Field Safety Advisors
LABORATORY SAFETY ADVISOR TEAM (SAT)
Evgenia Borisenko
Phone
Gretchen Cleve
Email
Phone
Julie Jacobs, MS
Email
Phone
Thomas James, PhD
Email
Phone
Elliot Kelley
Email
Phone
John Silka
Email
Phone
- Team Leaders
LABORATORY SAFETY ADVISOR TEAM (SAT)
Haley Sinn, PhD, CBSP(ABSA)
Title/Position
Director
Select Agent Alternate Responsible Official
Email
Phone
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY PROGRAM
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Steve Paulsen, CSP
Title/Position
Occupational Safety Manager
Email
Phone
Occupational Safety Program Management •
Confined Space Program •
Electrical Safety •
Employee Exposure Records •
Fall Protection •
Forklifts •
Hazards Communication •
Injury Program •
Job Safety Analysis •
Ladder Safety •
Lockout / Tagout Program •
Machine Guarding •
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Non-Lab •
Tools •
Walking and Working Surfaces •
Welding & Cutting
Kyle Kwasny
Title/Position
Occupational Safety Coordinator
Email
Phone
Incident Investigations •
Non-Lab Safety Reviews •
Local Exhaust Ventilation Testing •
Noise Monitoring
Justin Newnum, MS, CIH, CSP
Title/Position
Occupational Safety Compliance Specialist
Industrial Hygiene
Email
Phone
Chemical Sampling •
Employee Exposure Records •
Hearing Conservation •
Heat Stress •
Indoor Air Quality •
Respirator Evaluations •
Beryllium Safety •
Hexavalent Chromium •
Silica Exposure Control
Chris Newville, COSS
Title/Position
Occupational Safety Compliance Specialist
Division of Student Life
Email
Phone
Safety Assessments and Inspections •
Incident Investigations and Corrective Actions Follow-up •
Regulatory Compliance •
Safety Training Compliance •
Emergency Preparation
Other Occupational Safety Support
Norma Miller
Title/Position
UIHC Occupational Safety Manager
Phone
Marcus Seaton
Title/Position
University Ergonomics Program
Phone
RADIATION SAFETY PROGRAM
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Robert Keene
Title/Position
UI/UIHC Radiation Safety Officer
Email
Phone
Radiation Safety Program Management •
Committee's MRPC / BSRPC / HRSRG •
Increased Controls Program
Gordon Axt
Title/Position
Radiation Safety Compliance Specialist
VAMC Laser Safety Officer
Email
Phone
Shielding Evaluations •
Human-Use, CT / Mammo Physics Surveys •
Non-Ionizing Radiation (i.e. microwaves, magnetic fields, power supplies, etc.)
Tyler Fann
Title/Position
Radiation Safety Coordinator
Email
Phone
Instrument Calibration •
Sealed Source Surveys •
Radiation Safety Surveys •
RAM Shipments
Joe Hawk
Title/Position
Radiation Safety Compliance Specialist
Email
UI Laboratory Use •
UI Laser Safety Program/Laser Safety Officer •
Sealed Source / Generally Licensed Source Program •
Radioactive Materials Patient Monitoring •
Radiation Safety Dosimeter Program Manager •
UIHC Audits
Matthew Millard
Title/Position
Radiation Safety Specialist
Phone
Radioactive Materials Orders •
Instrument Calibration •
Bioassay Program •
Radiation Materials Patient Monitoring
Elisabeth Moriarty
Title/Position
Radiation Safety Specialist
Email
Phone
UIHC Laser Safety Surveys •
X-ray Compliance Testing •
Shielding Analyses
Laurie Scholl
Title/Position
VAMC Radiation Safety Officer
Radiation Safety Program Management - VAMC •
UI RAM Use Authorization •
Pregnancy Declaration •
Animal Use Protocol Review
Barb Vitense
Title/Position
Clerk IV
Phone
Radiation Safety Dosimeters •
Radiation Safety Committee Administration
WASTE / ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM
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Tim Weber
Title/Position
Interim Environmental Safety Manager
Email
Phone
Environmental / Waste Program Management •
Chemical Waste Disposal
Nathan Freeman
Title/Position
Environmental Safety Coordinator
Email
Phone
Chemical Waste Disposal •
Controlled Substance Disposal